WEDNESDAY 24th JULY 2013 08:06 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (24th July 1943)
In the English Channel...
Kriegsmarine S-boat S-77 sunk by RN light forces off Dunkirk 

In Rome...
The Fascist Grand Council convenes, votes no confidence in Mussolini, and gives King Victor Emmanuel command of Italian armed forces.

In Sicily...
US 7th Army advances east from Palermo toward Messina 
Italian corvette Cicogna destroyed by US aircraft at Messina

In the Mediterranean...
Italian vessel Impero sunk by RN submarine Unrivalled

In the Atlantic...
British vessel Henzada sunk by U-199
British vessel Fort Chilcotin sunk by U-172
U-459 sunk by RAF aircraft

In the Pacific...
US destroyers bombard Bairoko on New Georgia Island

In New Guinea...
Japanese vessel Mie Maru sunk by mine at Babo Harbor 

In the Indian Ocean...
Swedish vessel Pegasus sunk by U-197 

Today's Air Raids...
Heroya and Trondheim, Norway by US 8th Air Force, sinking U-622 in-port at Trondheim 
Hamburg, Germany by RAF Bomber Command, using "Window" - aluminium foil strips that disrupt German RADAR - for the first time.
North Sea minelaying by RAF Bomber Command 
Livorno, Italy by RAF Bomber Command
Bologna and Paola, Italy by USAAF
Kiska Island by US 11th Air Force
Wake Island by US 7th Air Force
Bairoko, New Georgia Island by US AirSols
Lae, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force 
Timor Island Military targets by US 5th Air Force 
China Japanese aircraft attack US 14th Air Force airbases, but US fighters claim 17 victories

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Mainly Missus time
Using the day intuitively

Twitter Followers = 1,668 (down 1)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 1
Unfollowers eliminated = 0
New Followers = 0

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Today is the start of a "holiday at home" which I intend to enjoy immensely! Its' beginning is somewhat marred by Son coming down with severe tonsilitis, which is making him rather miserable.  Unfortunately, there's not a lot anyone can do for him, other than for him to keep taking the tablets until it gets better. That said, I will see if he's open to the idea of Reiki during the day. 

The main focus will be Missus, who on her first day of the long Summer break will be giddy with joy! Over the break as a whole, I will be the one expected to organize trips and amusements, which I will do on a day-by-day intuitive basis. In one sense this is a drag, but on the other I quite enjoy being important and the one that makes things happen. With absolute faith in my own intuition, my consciousness can just relax and "enjoy the show", as excessive thinking is not required.

With no "firefighting" to do, my mind is liberated to self-develop, and continue the transition from individual ego to universal perspective. For as long as I live I expect the periodic appearance of pain, but suffering, already minimal, will soon vanish entirely from my experience. Only consciousness and experience will remain.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you heading in the direction that you want to go?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and cloudy throughout, with occasional sunny/clear spells. 
A consistent south-westerly breeze will veer south-easterly overnight
Max Temp = 21 degC
Min Temp = 17 degC
Sunrise at 05:08
Sunset at 21:18

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I know a sports coach who likes to pull off his boxers before bed - but only if they win their fights : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY! 
Reggie Matthews talks about relationships with women 

8. TRIVIA
Laika, a Russian stray, was the first living mammal to orbit the Earth, in the Soviet Sputnik spacecraft in 1957. Though she died in space, her daughter Pushnika had four puppies with President John F. Kennedy’s terrier, Charlie.  

9. ZEN WISDOM
A sign of true wisdom is an open, flexible and tolerant mind.